Face Stone, Urra Moor

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The stone is mentioned in the first preamble of the Duncombe Estate from 1642, other than that very little is known of its origins or the reason for the carving.

Face Stone, Urra Moor

Picture Postcards, Redcar

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23 local scenes from 1994/1995 by the blacksmith Chris Topp from designs by Stephen Abbey, Humphrey Holland, Richard Albanese and Pete Douglas. , situated between the Regent cinema and the boating lake.

They all contain letters which form a riddle (answers on a postcard)
Redcar Seafront Redcar Seafront

Redcar Seafront Redcar Seafront Redcar Seafront

Redcar Seafront Redcar Seafront Redcar Seafront

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UPDATE : As of 2012 these have been removed for the development of the new sea wall, it is unknown whether they will return.
UPDATE : The returned in 2013, but in different locations all along the sea front.

Hand of Glory, Whitby Museum

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One very unusual artifact in the Whitby Museum is a Hand of Glory.

Hand of Glory, Whitby Museum

Reputed to be the hand of a hanged man which gives the owner the powers of a master thief.
I’ll leave the detailed descriptions of the item and its magical powers to the museum and wikipedia

Naval Mine next to Saltburn Pier

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More from the archives.

Mine, Saltburn 

I’m struggling to find any reference to the origins of the naval mine that stands next to Saltburn Pier, presumably its from the war, but I don’t know which.

I do recall that from time to time munitions are washed up on Saltburn beach from wartime wrecks.

Hand Windlass – Blakey Ridge – Farndale Mines

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With the nights closing in, I’m having to trawl my old photos for new material.

On the Rosedale Railway, at the head of the incline down towards the Farndale mines are the remains of a hand powered windlass.
Windlass Blakey Rosedale Railway 2 Windlass Blakey Rosedale Railway

Many other scraps of railway embankments and cuttings lie in the immediate area.
Rosedale Railway Rosedale Railway